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THEORIES OF PROTECTION.; A Correspondent Finds Many Flaws in the Arguments of the Holders of the Idea.

JOEL BENTON ();

May 05, 1897,

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In yesterday's issue of THE NEW YORK TIMES you make mention of the curious fact that "the kingfisher bores holes six feet deep in the levees of the Mississippi River and builds nests therein," contributing in this way to the crevasses and destructive floods.

May 05, 1897

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